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About Ponneri Village

Ponneri is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,489, made up of 744 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponneri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606003
Area (hectares) 195.52 hectares
Population 1,489
Male Population 744
Female Population 745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ponneri compares

By the 2011 count Ponneri is the 88th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 195.52 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ponneri

Ponneri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ponneri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponneri from other places

Ponneri lies about 53 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vriddhachalam Town, about 3.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ponneri
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Vriddhachalam Town 3.9 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 53 km

Villages closest to Ponneri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Virudhachalam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ponneri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponneri village had a population of 1,489. That makes it the 88th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Ponneri village has 744 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponneri has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Ponneri is 606003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponneri covers 195.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ponneri falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponneri is Vriddhachalam Town, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ponneri.

Ponneri is about 53 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponneri is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Virudhachalam is about 2.0 km away. Vriddhachalam Town is about 3.9 km away. Cuddalore is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkudal (1.6 km), Mavidandal (2.1 km) and T Mavadandal (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ponneri today is likely to be higher.

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